Academic ConnectPlease submit your application online by June 30, 2025 through the RWTH appointment portal at: www.berufungsportal.rwth-aachen.de For inquiries specific to the academic position, please reach out to Prof. Dr.- Ing. Nils Nießen at berufung@fb3.rwthaachen.de. If you encounter technical issues with the appointment portal, please get in touch with our support team at berufungsportal@rwth-aachen.de. This position is available on a part-time basis upon request. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender. RWTH Aachen University is recognized as a familyfriendly institution and provides a dual career program to support partner hiring. Our Family Services Center, part of the Equal Opportunities Office, is available to offer guidance on family matters, including childcare and caregiving responsibilities. At RWTH Aachen University, we are dedicated to advancing women’s careers and strongly encourage women to apply. When candidates have equal qualifications, skills, and accomplishments, preference may be given to women, provided there are no overriding considerations in favor of another candidate. We also welcome applications from qualified individuals with disabilities and those with equivalent status, and we look forward to applications from international candidates. For information on the collection of personal data under Articles 13 and 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), please refer to: www. rwth-aachen.de/gdpr-information. RWTH Aachen University is one of Germany’s pre-eminent Universities of Excellence and is renowned for its high-quality teaching and world-class research. Assuming profound responsibility towards society, RWTH addresses bold scientific questions and translates its knowledge into meaningful applications. RWTH strives for the convergence of knowledge, methods, and findings and integrates in-depth disciplinary knowledge within the interdisciplinary research consortia established in its eight profile areas. The University’s dynamic, creative, and international environment encompasses efficient research networks and institutionalized collaborations. With its innovative RWTH Aachen Campus project, the University boasts one of the largest technology-oriented research environments in Europe. Full Professor (W2, Tenure Track W2) in Railway Superstructure at the Faculty of Civil Engineering This is a tenure-track professorship for a five-year term leading to a tenured W2 position. For further information about the tenure track process, please visit www.rwth-aachen.de/tenuretrack. We are inviting applications for the position of full professor in the area of railway superstructure, to be filled as soon as possible. The professorship will be located at the Institute of Transport Science at RWTH Aachen University. Since it will also be part of the "Research Center Railways" and the profile area "Mobility and Transport Engineering" at RWTH Aachen University, the applicant should have a passion for interdisciplinary collaboration and connected, practice-relevant research projects. A professional background in civil or transportation engineering is preferred. Qualified natural scientists with experience in railway superstructure are also explicitly encouraged to apply.
The applicant should cover several of the following areas thematically:
• Railway construction, operation, and maintenance of superstructure for increased reliability and reduced maintenance effort,
• Improved installation techniques for components of railway superstructure,
• Diagnosis and maintenance methods for the infrastructure,
• Development of life cycle models to increase infrastructure availability,
• Modelling and simulation to calculate loads from train movements, environmental influences, or ageing and their impact on the superstructure and substructure.
Experience in digitalization topics such as the application of BIM is advantageous. The education of students is a particular concern for RWTH Aachen University. The new professorship provides an opportunity to design and conduct courses in the field of railway superstructure for the faculty’s German- and English-speaking bachelor’s and master’s programs. The requirements include a doctoral degree and additional research experience, such as a habilitation (post-doctoral lecturing qualification) or equivalent achievements gained as a university researcher or professor or in a research position outside academia. Teaching ability and dedication are essential and the application should include proof of this. Fluent German is not required to start the position but the successful candidate will be expected to hold classes in German within the first 5 years. The professorship is endowed by DB InfraGO AG. Cooperation with the sponsor as well as active participation in national and international specialist committees are desired. We expect motivation and interest in establishing this newly created professorship along with a high ability and willingness to collaborate cooperatively in research and teaching.
